Lathan Ransom: S · Ohio State · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Lathan Ransom
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Fifth year in the same secondary at Ohio State. All-Big Ten in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Michigan — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
75 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 8.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Los Angeles Times Nov 1
Eleven Warriors Oct 29Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ohio State | 75 | 46 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 34 | 21 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 65 | 44 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 38 | 21 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2020 | Ohio State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 217 | 137 | 16.0 | 3.5 | 13 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 15 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-6vs Akron | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-14vs Marshall | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-7@ Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-7vs Iowa | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-32@ No. 3 Oregon | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-13@ No. 3 Penn State | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-0vs Purdue | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-7vs Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-15vs No. 5 Indiana | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-13vs Michigan | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 42-17vs No. 7 Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 41-21vs No. 1 Oregon | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 28-14vs No. 4 Texas | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 34-23vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 46 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
75tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%8 TFL75 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
5 seasons under Ryan Day — 54-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-710g | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
46.5%
455 pass / 523 run
Plays / game
61.1
16 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
470 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #136 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Ohio State, 217 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2024) — drafted at #122 overall by the Carolina Panthers.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ryan Day.
Next stop · NFL
Carolina PanthersEntering 2nd NFL season
Carolina PanthersEntering 2nd NFL season
